Obituaries for April 29, 2010(04/29/10)Charles McBride age 85 of Humboldt, died April 19, 2010 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital in Jackson. He was a WWII U.S. Army Veteran receiving an honorable discharge. He received a National Defense Service Medal. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 30, 2010 12:Noon at Lively Stone House of Praise 222 East Court St. ...

Obituaries for April 28, 2010(04/28/10)William Terry Jamison Jr., 88, of Tiptonville, died Monday, April 26, 2010 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City. He was a retired farmer. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Tiptonville City Cemetery with the Rev. Marita Burkeen officiating. Johnson-Williams Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

Obituaries for April 27, 2010(04/27/10)Freddy Ray Autry, 65, of Tiptonville, died Sunday, April 25, 2010 at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis. He was a Sergeant Correctional Officer with Northwest Correctional Facility and a member of The Assembly of God Church. Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with Bro. Larry Rose and Kevin Beasley officiating. Burial will be in Hurricane Hill Cemetery...

Obituaries for April 25, 2010(04/25/10)Jessie Oakes, 88, of Newbern, died Friday, April 23, 2010. She was a retired social worker for the state of Tennessee and beloved substitute teacher for the Dyer County School System, a member of Newbern First Baptist Church, member of Retired Social Work Organization, member of Cancer Support and Mental Health Support Groups, and a graduate from Auburn University...

Obituaries for April 23, 2010(04/23/10)William (Bill) Draper Jinkins, born January 24, 1945 in Dyersburg, TN, passed away suddenly on February 13, 2010 in Jacksonville, AL at the Jacksonville Medical Center. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mary Parks and James M. Jinkins, Sr. and is survived by brothers James M. ...

Obituaries for April 22, 2010(04/22/10)William H. (Bill) Kelly Jr., 66, retired Episcopal priest, died Monday, April 19, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. He grew up in Dyers-burg and was a 1961 graduate of Dyers-burg High School. He also was a 1965 graduate of the University of Tennessee Knoxville and received a Master of Divinity from the University of the South at Sewanee in 1979. He was an avid reader and loved sailing, traveling and the congregations he served. He was also very proud of his Irish heritage...

Obituaries for April 21, 2010(04/21/10)Amaralynn Mitchell, 3-month-old infant daughter of Desirea Long and Rodney Lynn Mitchell Jr., of Dyersburg, died Sunday, April 18, 2010 at her residence. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday in Memorial Park Cemetery in Dyersburg with Minister Mitchell Churchwell officiating. Cosmopolitan Funeral Services is in charge of arrangements...

Obituaries for April 20, 2010(04/20/10)Jimmie Johnson Bryant, 69, of Continental Country Club, Wildwood, FL, passed away April 15, 2010. He was born in Dyersburg, Tenn., March 13, 1941, the son of Johnnie and Janie Bryant of Newbern, Tenn. He and his family resided for many years in Newbern where he owned and operated Bryant Construction and Supply. ...

Obituaries for April 18, 2010(04/17/10)Carl Boyd, 91, of Newbern, died Friday, April 16, 2010 at his residence. He was a retired farmer and a Baptist. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. today at Johnson-Williams Funeral Home with the Rev. Ronnie Turner and the Rev. Joe Lescure officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely...

Obituaries for April 16, 2010(04/16/10)Mrs. Betty J. Hooper, 74, of Ridgely, TN died Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at Delta Medical Center in Memphis. She was a member of Miston Baptist Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 17, 2010 in the chapel of Curry Funeral Home in Dyersburg with Bro. Don Layman officiating. Curry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

Obituaries for April 13, 2010(04/13/10)Archie Criswell, 75, of Finley, died Sunday, April 11, 2010 at his residence. He worked for the Dyersburg Police Department for 44 years, where he retired as the Assistant Chief of Police, a member of Fraternal Order of Police, a member of Calvary Hill Baptist Church and an avid squirrel hunter...

Obituaries for April 11, 2010(04/10/10)Melvin David Beatty, 83, of Newbern, died Friday, April 9, 2010 at his residence. He was a retired foreman for Memphis Light, Gas & Water, a U.S. Army veteran serving in World War II, and a Mason and member of the Hess Lodge in Dyersburg. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. today at Johnson-Williams Funeral Home with Bro. Don Green officiating. Burial will be in Zion Cemetery in Elbridge...

Obituaries for April 9, 2010(04/09/10)Paul Timothy Troutman Sr., 51, of Wynnburg, died Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at his residence. He was an employee of the stacking department of World Color Press and a member of Wynnburg Baptist Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Dyersburg Funeral Home Ridgely Chapel with the Rev. John Troutman officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery...

Obituaries for April 8, 2010(04/08/10)Rev. Frank Brown Jr. age 61 of Dyersburg died April 5, 2010 Jackson-Madison Co. General Hospital Jackson. He was a Minister and retired worker of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co, of Union City, TN. He was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army, where he served in Vietnam. He received a National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal and a Army Commendation Medal 1st OLC. He was the Pastor and Founder of New Life Missionary Baptist Church of Dyersburg, TN...

Obituaries for April 7, 2010(04/07/10)Maggie Moody Bledsoe, 90, died Thursday, April 1, 2010 at Hospice of Northeastern Illinois in Woodstock, IL. She was a homemaker and a member of the Pentecostal Church. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 6, 2010 Graveside at Church Grove Cemetery in Newbern, TN. conducted by Rev. Cora Bermuth. Curry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

Obituaries for April 6, 2010(04/06/10)Madgie Lurine Gilliland, 84, of Halls, died Friday, April 2, 2010 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She was a homemaker, a member of Oak Grove Church of Christ and a lifetime member of P.T.A. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with Bro. Ralph Bruce officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery...

Obituaries for April 4, 2010(04/03/10)Velma Mai Chadwick Addison, 86, of Dyersburg, died Friday, April 2, 2010 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a homemaker and a member of Harvest Baptist Church. Graveside services will be at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Dyer County Memorial Gardens with Bro. Scott Sewell officiating...

Obituaries for April 2, 2010(04/02/10)Ricky Lynn Gatlin, 56, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, April 1, 2010 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was an EMT-IV for Dyersburg Regional EMS, a member of Dyersburg Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Director of Dyer County Rescue Squad, a Dyer County Constable, and the former owner of Sound Waves and B&E Auto Parts. He dedicated his life to caring for others and represented the emergency medicine and rescue communities with utmost integrity and pride and was known as "Uncle Ricky" to many...

Obituaries for April 1, 2010(04/02/10)Rev. James "Bunny" Bailey, 60, Dyersburg, TN died Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a member of Finley Baptist Church, a Baptist Missionary, pastor for the Dyer Baptist Association, member of the Christian Motorcycle Association and member of C.O.P.E prison ministry...